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    "id": 1064245,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13180,
        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "There is an important provision in Clause 50, amending Article 203. This is so sensitive. New parameters have been introduced on how we will share revenue. However, as a pastoralist and as a person coming from those that have been marginalized for a long time, I am not happy with this provision and the way it has been crafted. I was asking myself why they crafted it in such a way. It would have been so easy for us to pass this Bill if those who drafted it did their work well. It was not properly done. Madam Deputy Speaker, Clause 50 of the proposed Bill seeks to amend Article 203(1) on Equitable Share of Revenue. It says: “The following criteria shall be taken into account in determining the equitable shares provided for under Article 202 and in all national legislation concerning county government in terms of this chapter- (a) the national interest; (b) any provision that must be in respect of the public debt and the other national obligations; (c) the needs of the national government, determined by objective criteria; (d) the need to ensure that county governments are able to perform the functions allocated to them; (e) the fiscal capacity and efficiency of the county governments; (f) developmental and other needs of the counties; (g) economic disparities within and among counties and the need to remedy them; I emphasize on this one because this is where some of us lie. (h) the need for affirmative action in respect of disadvantaged areas and groups; (i) the need for economic optimisation of each county and provide incentives for each county to optimise its capacity to raise revenue; (j) disability of stable and predictable allocations of revenue; and (k) the need for flexibility in responding to emergencies and other temporary needs, based on similar objective criteria."
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